Current Position: 17 44.318’S 168 18.643’E; Local Timezone: UTC+21; SOG: 0 kt COG: N/A; TWS: 14 kt; TWD: 121; Distance to Waypoint (Vanuatu, Efata, Port Vila): At Anchor; Total Miles Sailed: 6941 nm;
Comments: I woke up this morning and for the first time in weeks there were no clouds in the sky. I started my punch list in earnest. Since there was little wind, I removed part of the Yankee from the furler so I could reach the clew to reverse the sheets, which were becoming frayed where they came in contact with the lower shroud and where they went to through the block on the deck. I then turned my attention to the windvane. It had eaten through the double-braid again in a couple of months (3000 nm). It was wearing through multiple places. I devised a way of replacing part of the control line with Dyneema, which should not only be stronger and less prone to chafing, it is slippery and will have less friction. While examining the windvane, I discovered something alarming. There is crevasse corrosion at some of the connecting tubes and stress fractures where bolts go through the tubes. The tubing connectors need to be replaced. I will contact Scanmar and ask if there is a dealership in Australia that might have the parts. In the meantime, I have place steel hose clamps around the cracked tubing. I have contacted Scanmar about getting replacement tubes in (or sent to) Darwin.
Comments: I woke up this morning and for the first time in weeks there were no clouds in the sky. I started my punch list in earnest. Since there was little wind, I removed part of the Yankee from the furler so I could reach the clew to reverse the sheets, which were becoming frayed where they came in contact with the lower shroud and where they went to through the block on the deck. I then turned my attention to the windvane. It had eaten through the double-braid again in a couple of months (3000 nm). It was wearing through multiple places. I devised a way of replacing part of the control line with Dyneema, which should not only be stronger and less prone to chafing, it is slippery and will have less friction. While examining the windvane, I discovered something alarming. There is crevasse corrosion at some of the connecting tubes and stress fractures where bolts go through the tubes. The tubing connectors need to be replaced. I will contact Scanmar and ask if there is a dealership in Australia that might have the parts. In the meantime, I have place steel hose clamps around the cracked tubing. I have contacted Scanmar about getting replacement tubes in (or sent to) Darwin.